The U.S. Census Bureau
 
New Hampshire State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1997-98
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
  New Hampshire
State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
Description government government government government government
amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
  1 2 3 4 5
 Population (FY 1998, in thousands) 1,185 (X) 1,185 1,185 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1997, in millions)  32,389 (X) 32,389 32,389 (X)
         
 Revenue1 6,172,107 0.15 4,010,298 2,677,685 0.34
         
  General revenue1 5,066,796 0.19 2,968,123 2,614,549 0.35
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 916,852 0.25 1,023,619 409,109 0.65
     From Federal Government 916,852 0.25 863,748 53,104 4.38
     From State government (1) (X) - 356,005 0.49
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 159,871 (1) (X)
         
General revenue from own sources   4,149,944 0.23 1,944,504 2,205,440 0.42
    Taxes   2,862,860 0.31 1,008,518 1,854,342 0.47
          Property 1,830,890 0.44 583 1,830,307 0.44
          Sales and gross receipts   497,958 0.00 497,958 - 0.00
               General sales   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Selective sales 497,958 0.00 497,958 - 0.00
                    Motor fuel 115,446 0.00 115,446 - 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 11,197 0.00 11,197 - 0.00
                    Tobacco products 76,091 0.00 76,091 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   57,846 0.00 57,846 - 0.00
                    Other selective sales   237,378 0.00 237,378 - 0.00
          Individual income   61,799 0.00 61,799 - 0.00
          Corporate income   236,193 0.00 236,193 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   58,712 0.00 58,712 - 0.00
          Other taxes   177,308 1.55 153,273 24,035 11.40
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   1,287,084 0.11 935,986 351,098 0.42
          Current charges   663,945 0.15 411,090 252,855 0.40
               Education   320,185 0.00 287,244 32,941 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   287,124 0.00 287,124 - 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 28,101 0.00 - 28,101 0.00
               Hospitals   3,284 0.00 3,284 - 0.00
               Highways   58,269 0.00 58,174 95 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   15,284 0.05 217 15,067 0.05
               Parking facilities   3,991 0.14 - 3,991 0.14
               Sea and inland port facilities   252 0.00 252 - 0.00
               Natural resources   4,995 0.00 4,738 257 0.00
               Parks and recreation   25,522 0.83 12,423 13,099 1.62
               Housing and community development   17,365 0.63 5,258 12,107 0.91
               Sewerage   64,250 2.06 58 64,192 2.06
               Solid waste management   23,215 0.83 55 23,160 0.83
               Other charges   127,333 0.93 39,387 87,946 1.34
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   623,139 0.20 524,896 98,243 1.27
               Interest earnings   425,409 0.14 384,980 40,429 1.49
               Special assessments   2,535 1.57 - 2,535 1.57
               Sale of property   6,878 13.57 229 6,649 14.04
               Other general revenue   188,317 0.50 139,687 48,630 1.94
         
Utility revenue 62,152 2.99 85 62,067 3.00
     Water supply   49,964 3.73 85 49,879 3.73
     Electric power   7,763 0.00 - 7,763 0.00
     Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Transit   4,425 0.00 - 4,425 0.00
         
Liquor store revenue   254,500 0.00 254,500 - 0.00
         
Insurance trust revenue   788,659 0.00 787,590 1,069 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   46,769 0.00 46,769 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   723,068 0.00 721,999 1,069 0.00
     Workers' compensation   18,822 0.00 18,822 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
 Expenditure1 5,632,511 0.18 3,477,180 2,678,986 0.37
         
By character and object:          
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 0.00 454,682 68,973 0.00
     Direct expenditure   5,632,511 0.18 3,022,498 2,610,013 0.38
          Current operations   4,348,502 0.10 2,092,744 2,255,758 0.20
          Capital outlay   509,175 1.37 240,612 268,563 2.60
               Construction   384,226 1.64 186,455 197,771 3.19
               Other capital outlay   124,949 2.56 54,157 70,792 4.52
         
          Assistance and subsidies   97,376 0.34 86,046 11,330 2.96
          Interest on debt   458,780 0.13 385,471 73,309 0.83
          Insurance benefits and repayments 218,678 0.00 217,625 1,053 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   1,748,404 0.12 593,020 1,155,384 0.19
         
Direct expenditure by function 5,632,511 0.18 3,022,498 2,610,013 0.38
     Direct general expenditure   5,091,569 0.19 2,584,797 2,506,772 0.38
          Capital outlay   469,317 1.49 239,606 229,711 3.05
          Other direct general expenditure    4,622,252 0.10 2,345,191 2,277,061 0.20
         
          Education services:          
               Education   1,806,131 0.00 470,543 1,335,588 0.00
                     Capital outlay   144,493 0.00 40,348 104,145 0.00
                   Higher education   412,765 0.00 412,765 - 0.00
                         Capital outlay   37,597 0.00 37,597 - 0.00
                   Elementary & secondary education   1,335,588 0.00 - 1,335,588 0.00
                         Capital outlay   104,145 0.00 - 104,145 0.00
                   Other education   57,778 0.00 57,778 - 0.00
               Libraries   18,010 4.74 2,570 15,440 5.53
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   977,220 0.04 837,245 139,975 0.26
                    Cash assistance payments 58,237 0.58 46,907 11,330 2.96
                    Vendor payments   662,400 0.02 661,460 940 13.16
                    Other public welfare   256,583 0.06 128,878 127,705 0.12
               Hospitals   47,099 0.04 46,904 195 10.27
                    Capital outlay   6,964 0.00 6,964 - 0.00
               Health   114,878 0.51 95,063 19,815 2.98
               Social insurance administration    21,989 0.00 21,989 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   254 0.00 254 - 0.00
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   432,357 0.87 293,992 138,365 2.70
                    Capital outlay   160,440 1.20 148,938 11,502 16.80
               Air transportation (airports) 7,477 0.00 517 6,960 0.00
               Parking facilities   3,641 0.00 - 3,641 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,565 0.00 1,565 - 0.00
               Transit subsidies   1,718 0.00 1,718 - 0.00
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   164,726 0.49 31,944 132,782 0.61
               Fire protection   88,778 0.59 - 88,778 0.59
               Correction   87,850 0.00 60,008 27,842 0.00
                    Capital outlay   1,192 0.00 1,145 47 0.00
               Protective inspection and regulation   27,424 0.13 22,079 5,345 0.65
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   34,855 1.26 31,320 3,535 12.39
                    Capital outlay   2,870 0.79 2,845 25 90.42
               Parks and recreation   47,515 1.68 7,350 40,165 1.99
                    Capital outlay   1,158 3.05 583 575 6.14
               Housing and community development    82,850 1.41 45,628 37,222 3.13
               Sewerage   69,640 2.89 1,346 68,294 2.95
                    Capital outlay   2,501 25.34 107 2,394 26.48
               Solid waste management   85,566 0.81 10,475 75,091 0.93
                    Capital outlay   202 3.96 189 13 61.49
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   99,759 0.97 64,099 35,660 2.72
               Judicial and legal   87,291 0.75 71,145 16,146 4.06
               General public buildings 26,917 4.34 3,994 22,923 5.10
               Other governmental administration    72,576 1.50 14,653 57,923 1.88
          Interest on general debt   447,977 0.08 385,471 62,506 0.56
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   235,506 3.25 62,925 172,581 4.44
         
     Utility expenditure 102,757 1.90 569 102,188 1.91
               Capital outlay   39,178 1.17 326 38,852 1.18
          Water supply   88,736 2.20 569 88,167 2.22
          Electric power   8,308 0.00 - 8,308 0.00
          Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Transit   5,713 0.00 - 5,713 0.00
         
     Liquor store expenditure   219,507 0.00 219,507 - 0.00
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 218,678 0.00 217,625 1,053 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   24,477 0.00 24,477 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   162,331 0.00 161,278 1,053 0.00
          Workers' compensation   31,870 0.00 31,870 - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
 Debt outstanding   6,605,765 0.42 5,367,479 1,238,286 2.24
         
Short-term    595 0.00 - 595 0.00
Long-term    6,605,170 0.42 5,367,479 1,237,691 2.24
     Full faith and credit   1,881,391 1.47 721,092 1,160,299 2.39
     Nonguaranteed   4,723,779 0.11 4,646,387 77,392 6.78
         
Long-term debt by purpose          
     Public debt for private purposes   3,829,102 0.00 3,829,102 - 0.00
     Education   680,924 0.00 173,310 507,614 0.00
     Utilities   203,113 5.31 - 203,113 5.31
     Other   1,892,031 1.43 1,365,067 526,964 5.13
Long-term debt issued   572,419 0.58 426,913 145,506 2.28
Long-term debt retired   1,055,628 0.45 930,709 124,919 3.81
         
 Cash and security holdings   9,577,032 0.12 8,522,069 1,054,963 1.06
         
Insurance trust funds   3,669,452 0.00 3,659,619 9,833 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    281,927 0.00 281,927 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   3,097,881 0.00 3,088,048 9,833 0.00
     Workers' compensation   289,644 0.00 289,644 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
Other than insurance trust funds   5,907,580 0.19 4,862,450 1,045,130 1.07
     By purpose          
          Offsets to debt   4,452,222 0.13 4,445,060 7,162 81.90
          Bond funds   70,026 15.24 - 70,026 15.24
          Other   1,385,332 1.04 417,390 967,942 1.49
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Internet table. Population Estimates Program, released December 31, 1998.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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